Beauty

Beauty - a combination of qualities, such as shape, colour, or form, that pleases the aesthetic senses, especially the sight.

 How are we supposed to feel beautiful or handsome when beauty standards are literally shoved down our throats nowadays? Its almost as if we are all supposed to look the same when we were made to stand out and showcase beauty in all its forms. 

It is quite mind baffling how at some point, we all felt beautiful up until someone pointed out something on you that made you self conscious. The mere fact that your words could break someones spirit and confidence in a matter of seconds truly highlights the power of the tongue but that is a topic for another day. We all like to pretend as if we are not affected by what people say about us but the truth is, those are the same words that sometimes keep us up at night and we even end up using those same words as weapons against our selves. 

Now let me highlight the hypocrisy, the same features that people were bullied over are being re-created for make up looks and are suddenly "in fashion" e.g freckles and moles. It must be really confusing being deemed unattractive then watching people praise those who mimick the same thing they crucified you for. The psychological impacts are just so deep that words alone are not even enough. 

The phrase "self love" has been thrown at us at any hint of insecurity. I am not really against it but the issue is how it is used or presented. Insecurities are quite normal so why is it assumed that the moment you feel insecure, you suddenly hate yourself. I dont know if you get the point I am trying to make but ponder over it and see what you think. 

I had a thought today that prompted me to write this blog. Humans are literally so BEAUTIFUL. Like have you ever looked at yourself, like truly looked and thought WOW!!

Insecurities aside, we are literally works of art. The fact that we were in the womb for 9 months and that we were crafted in Gods image, is the highest honour there is. Perfection is relative but if you think that you are anything short of perfection then remember you are also insulting the one in whose image you were sculpted in.